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therefore on behalf of the residents of northern california and our entire state, we join president barack obama, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton, democratic leader nancy pelosi and expensive network of people in saluting ambassador chris stevens who will be remembered for his strong sense of dignity, his humility and his generous service to others. he will be truly missed by all who loved him and by all he served throughout the magnitude of his life's work. thank you for this honor. [applause] >>> members of christopher stevens family, ladies and gentlemen, let me first thank chris stevens' brothers and sisters for their warm and delightful insights into what he was really like. thank you so much. that was fantastic what you did for us. christopher stevens was obviously an extraordinary human being and contributor. every year at stanford we have a group of what we call national security fellows come. they were roughly army, navy, air force, state department. a couple weeks ago we had a meeting and the first person i called on was an army colonel. i said where were you last? he said in
therefore on behalf of the residents of northern california and our entire state, we join president barack obama, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton, democratic leader nancy pelosi and expensive network of people in saluting ambassador chris stevens who will be remembered for his strong sense of dignity, his humility and his generous service to others. he will be truly missed by all who loved him and by all he served throughout the magnitude of his life's work. thank you for this honor....
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secretary lahood if you could thank president obama from all of us. yes. [applause] because i know today we're going to spend a lot of precious moments thanking leader pelosi and congress women fine 79 and boxer and. >> >> we're going to thank all of our community members and from china town and all of them have worked very hard. these are not easy projects. they're very complicated and people had to work at the highest levels to make sure that every aspect worked, and a person who has worked tirelessly for 20 years and we join in celebrating 25 years of being in our congress and sought at every stage to make sure these funds were projected, to make sure we're doing our part, that congress is doing their part, all of the federal agencies, the person that first called me to share the news we're out of the white house and into the congress and wait our magical 60 to 90 days and lees give a warm welcome leader nancy pelosi. [applause] >> who is also keeping track on the giants. >> you know mr. mayor i always listen attentively to every world you say but i kno
secretary lahood if you could thank president obama from all of us. yes. [applause] because i know today we're going to spend a lot of precious moments thanking leader pelosi and congress women fine 79 and boxer and. >> >> we're going to thank all of our community members and from china town and all of them have worked very hard. these are not easy projects. they're very complicated and people had to work at the highest levels to make sure that every aspect worked, and a person who...
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the think there are enough but not republicans to force president obama to cave? >> there are a number of republicans who have stepped up and said, we have to be serious about revenue. we believe in the middle class tax cuts. let's start where we agree. that is really important to have that conversation. what you are saying is that republicans and democrats set not been talking. on almost every big decision we have made in the last two years, democrats have had to step up and have 100 or more people to reach common ground. it is when we were together and when we are not heeding our heels in -- digging our heels in -- >> using there are enough republicans that will agree not to dig their heels in? >> we really would like him to really mean it. it would be helpful right now to provide the certainty to the economy. the pressure has to be on the republicans to not use the debt ceiling as a tool to give more spending cuts. we have to decide on the budget. what is the right amount of spending cuts, which we believe we already have. the debt ceiling cannot be used as a t
the think there are enough but not republicans to force president obama to cave? >> there are a number of republicans who have stepped up and said, we have to be serious about revenue. we believe in the middle class tax cuts. let's start where we agree. that is really important to have that conversation. what you are saying is that republicans and democrats set not been talking. on almost every big decision we have made in the last two years, democrats have had to step up and have 100 or...
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asked president obama to make since, i would ask the same of the g.o.p. to tell you the truth, debra said your chalk talk was great last night, neither side is doing anything to reduce debt or spending, that is the truth. thank you for being with us, be with us tomorrow night, please. good night from new york. neil: welcome. coming to you from our nation capital, we're 20 days away we do not have a deal. that plight be a misnomer the 20 day thing, we could be a couple days from a deal that has to be in place to get the all of the wheels in motion. to get it voted on. so deadline meeting more than 48 hours, not the three weeks you hear, i am neil cavuto, that is what is at stake, markio rubio knows well what is at stake. with me later. looking at how middle class stands to lose if we push this to the brink, despite what the president said yesterday in michigan, talking up a deal that targets the rich to pay more, marco rube grow said, do you -- rubio said do you that you kill the middle class. he is coming up with me right now and richard shelby, republica
asked president obama to make since, i would ask the same of the g.o.p. to tell you the truth, debra said your chalk talk was great last night, neither side is doing anything to reduce debt or spending, that is the truth. thank you for being with us, be with us tomorrow night, please. good night from new york. neil: welcome. coming to you from our nation capital, we're 20 days away we do not have a deal. that plight be a misnomer the 20 day thing, we could be a couple days from a deal that has...
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coincidently, prident obama will be traveling to a detroit auto plan monday. the trip announced wednesday as part of an effort to drum up support for hiking taxes on the rich. you would think you'd have to campaign for that. the president also opposes what it -- right to work laws. ybe it is more than a coincidence that he wil be in michigan. in the meantime, angry liberal michael moore's sounding off on the latest right to work developments in michigan. the filmmaker and a major meltdown on twitter writing he was enraged. he called on people to revolt. if you write, direct, added, shoot, or do sound for me and my next movie you will not work for me unless you belong to the union. but the thing at surprised e there is, thought you already had to be a union member to wo onis movies. he ay be hearing from a few unions themselves. george zimmerman, the man accused of killing a florida teenager martin is suing abc news coming the network tried to portray him as a racist in order to boost ratings. zimmerman took issue with other network edited his 911 call on the n
coincidently, prident obama will be traveling to a detroit auto plan monday. the trip announced wednesday as part of an effort to drum up support for hiking taxes on the rich. you would think you'd have to campaign for that. the president also opposes what it -- right to work laws. ybe it is more than a coincidence that he wil be in michigan. in the meantime, angry liberal michael moore's sounding off on the latest right to work developments in michigan. the filmmaker and a major meltdown on...
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stole the ee lx for president obama of course there's no way president obama could have one the way he did without stealing it, of course that's true. so nearly half of the republicans say a.c.o.r.n. is behind it. but there's a slight problem with this theory. a.c.o.r.n. disbanded over two years ago. the organization doesn't exist. it's gone. done. doors shut. a little embarrassing, isn't it? but this is the classic republicanç boogieman theory. they want the president to look bad so they make things up, like when they thought president obama and eric holder were out to take your guns away. like when they said the only way the unemployment numbers could be going down was if the obama administration cooked the books.
stole the ee lx for president obama of course there's no way president obama could have one the way he did without stealing it, of course that's true. so nearly half of the republicans say a.c.o.r.n. is behind it. but there's a slight problem with this theory. a.c.o.r.n. disbanded over two years ago. the organization doesn't exist. it's gone. done. doors shut. a little embarrassing, isn't it? but this is the classic republicanç boogieman theory. they want the president to look bad so they...
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will give in on obama ultimatum and biggest tax hikes in history. from union protesters turned thugs over michigan's new pro worker law, but guess which part of the story the liberal mainstream television media left out? and hsbc admits to being the bank of record for drug cartels, african dictators and middle eastern terrorists, tonight you meet the former employee who tried to stop hsbc's illegal contract. for an exclusive interview. lou: hsbc facing more legal problems, a whistle-blower who worked as a former vice president, and senior business manager is suing the largest bank. second largest in world for $10 million, john cruz, said he was wrongfully terminated after he reported on suspected fraudulent accounts used for money laundering in 2009. yesterday, hsbc agreed to pay $1.9 billion fine for transferring billions of dollars for nations including iran, and enabling mexican drug cartels to move their money illegally, to put the fine in perspective, hsbc made 16.8 billion in profits last yyar, joining us now ision cruz, thank you. for joining
will give in on obama ultimatum and biggest tax hikes in history. from union protesters turned thugs over michigan's new pro worker law, but guess which part of the story the liberal mainstream television media left out? and hsbc admits to being the bank of record for drug cartels, african dictators and middle eastern terrorists, tonight you meet the former employee who tried to stop hsbc's illegal contract. for an exclusive interview. lou: hsbc facing more legal problems, a whistle-blower who...
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then we had the to divorce court, since president obama and john boehner are behaving badly, we ask a marriage coun counselow these two crazy kidsan get it all >> washington fiscal cliff talks raising billions of dollars in november compared to the previous month. it is up, believe it or not, $1.1 trillion coming year-over-year. will this put pressure on the white house and congress to put bispending cuts on the table? let's ask scott garrett of new jersey and vice-chairman of the budget committee. $1.1 trillion deficit for 2012 budget. that is just not there. >> it is not good. i understand that you're going to have a marriage counselor? [laughter] so i assume the answer is that one of the issues that lead to a breakup is right overspending. that's what we have here. tracy: we are dying to know why we can't get this figured out. >> well, just as in marriage, to solve the problem on spending some you have to sit around a the kitchen table and get open the checkbook. i guess that is the exact same thing that needs to be going on here in washington. speaker boehner has been trying to do
then we had the to divorce court, since president obama and john boehner are behaving badly, we ask a marriage coun counselow these two crazy kidsan get it all >> washington fiscal cliff talks raising billions of dollars in november compared to the previous month. it is up, believe it or not, $1.1 trillion coming year-over-year. will this put pressure on the white house and congress to put bispending cuts on the table? let's ask scott garrett of new jersey and vice-chairman of the budget...
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will give in on obama ultimatum and biggest tax hikes in history. from union protesters turned thugs over michigan's new pro worker law, but guess which part of the story the liberal mainstream television media left out? and hsbc admits to being the bank of record for drug cartels, african dictators and middle eastern terrorists, tonight you etet the former employee who tried to stop hsbc's illegal contract. contract. for an exclusive you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. you know, from our 4,000 television commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. yeah, i'm kind of a big deal. [sigh] it feels good to help people save... with great discounts like safe driver, multicar, and multipolicy. 731, 732... you want my number, don't you?
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if you close your eyes, it sounds exactly like obama. you can always continue the conversation with me on twitter. "state of the union" is up next, enjoy the rest of your sunday. ♪ >> to recap the past weekend of activity atop the fiscal cliff, nothing happened. today, the search for a sweet stop when the deal the speaker can get to the president, and what he can sell to his bruised party. >> they put forward a unbalanced plan that lowers rates for the wealthie iesiest americans. >> the speaker's box. then, falling off the fiscal cliff, a tumble that would shake the world with international monetary fund chief kristine lagarde. >> the real threat at the moment is here with us. >> what happened if nothing happens with mark zandi, jackie calmes. >> politically, the speaker is playing with a weaker hand than the president. the pressure is higher on him, and his critics are louder, too. >> just need boehner to go along with raising the rates and that's it. republican party is finished. >> he is selling out our children right now with these
if you close your eyes, it sounds exactly like obama. you can always continue the conversation with me on twitter. "state of the union" is up next, enjoy the rest of your sunday. ♪ >> to recap the past weekend of activity atop the fiscal cliff, nothing happened. today, the search for a sweet stop when the deal the speaker can get to the president, and what he can sell to his bruised party. >> they put forward a unbalanced plan that lowers rates for the wealthie iesiest...
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he is saying here is $800 billion, now will you sit down with, us a obama? >> hashtags with names like fire boehner have become popular. still, where the votes get counting, boehner seems to have more room to maneuver than he did in preelection faceoffs. but it begs the question, even if the republican speaker gets a deal, can he get it passed? joining me now is tom cole of oklahoma, martha blackburn of tennessee, thank you both for joining us, and i think that's really the key question that we keep hearing. they'll get a deal -- they'll get something. but it doesn't matter if the two of them get a deal, it matters if the speaker has the house votes for it. tell me about the feeling in the caucus now for how free of a hand the speaker has. >> i think people are looking at how do we solve the system-wide problems. if you're going to talk revenues, you have to talk cuts, reform of your trust funds, medicare and social security -- >> you have 20 something days to do that. >> these are things that we have been talking about for years. the fiscal cliff is a name
he is saying here is $800 billion, now will you sit down with, us a obama? >> hashtags with names like fire boehner have become popular. still, where the votes get counting, boehner seems to have more room to maneuver than he did in preelection faceoffs. but it begs the question, even if the republican speaker gets a deal, can he get it passed? joining me now is tom cole of oklahoma, martha blackburn of tennessee, thank you both for joining us, and i think that's really the key question...
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president obama saying he is against this measure as he was in wisconsin. what do you make of this? >>guest: i have not read the detail only press accounts. i believe people should be allow ed to join a union or not. i come from a right-to-work state and it works for florida. we have unions in florida and some do a good job of representing workers. my dad was if a union. i worked a picket line if las vegas back in 1983 or 1984. but the point is, i respect unions. they have a role to play in america but i think workers should have the right to decide whether they want to be part of a union and elections on whether to unionize or not should be fair elections and open elections, not rigged elections. if we have that american will remain competitive. >>neil: unions argue this is a trojan horse although he says it is about giving worker as right to choose it is an effort to kill off unions, left to their own device and signing whether they will pay a union fee or not, most in this environment decide not to, it is a back doorway to kill them. >>guest: look, from the union perspective, the
president obama saying he is against this measure as he was in wisconsin. what do you make of this? >>guest: i have not read the detail only press accounts. i believe people should be allow ed to join a union or not. i come from a right-to-work state and it works for florida. we have unions in florida and some do a good job of representing workers. my dad was if a union. i worked a picket line if las vegas back in 1983 or 1984. but the point is, i respect unions. they have a role to play...
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then we had the to divorce court, since president obama and john boehner are behaving badly, we ask a marriage coun counselow these two crazy kids can get it all together, we'll be right back. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. vair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to helpmprove your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free ansave on refills at advaircopd.com. >> this is a test. >> washington fiscal
then we had the to divorce court, since president obama and john boehner are behaving badly, we ask a marriage coun counselow these two crazy kids can get it all together, we'll be right back. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. vair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to helpmprove...
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president obama standing his ground. >> we're going to have to say the rates on the top 2% go up and we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> he's been consistent on that but no one's talking right now, not a phone call or an e-mail and i'm not talking about just between the president and the speaker. nothing between their staffers, who are negotiating this deal yesterday. and john boehner is getting squeezed from both sides. now on the right he's taking heat over his propoesal that would raise $800 billion in revenue closing loopholes. on the left the white house won't talk to him until he agrees to raise rates. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell didn't support speaker boehner's plan. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house republican leadership for trying to move the process along, and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> i want to bring in "time" magazine's assistant editor and "national journal"'s chris freitz. does this come down to john boehner and what he's willing to do? >> i think what we've been s
president obama standing his ground. >> we're going to have to say the rates on the top 2% go up and we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> he's been consistent on that but no one's talking right now, not a phone call or an e-mail and i'm not talking about just between the president and the speaker. nothing between their staffers, who are negotiating this deal yesterday. and john boehner is getting squeezed from both sides. now on the right he's taking heat over his...
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obama won the election. we won seats in the house. the american people want action and it is undemocratic. it is un-american when a small minority can deny the majority from going forward. >> and senator, the fiscal situation they are dealing with in washington, it doesn't look like we have made a lot of progress. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, it shouldn't just be the speaker and the president. it should be the voice of the american people. it should be the senate and should be the house. on these issues, ed, the election mattered. and poll after poll tells us the same thing. not a lot of debate but that's what the american people want. >> that's not getting through to speaker boehner. >> and that's why the president and the democrats have to stand tall. the democrats must not snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. we have the american people on our side. we won the election. poll after poll tells us. the american people understand president and the speaker alone in negotiations. what are your thoughts on that? >> well,
obama won the election. we won seats in the house. the american people want action and it is undemocratic. it is un-american when a small minority can deny the majority from going forward. >> and senator, the fiscal situation they are dealing with in washington, it doesn't look like we have made a lot of progress. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, it shouldn't just be the speaker and the president. it should be the voice of the american people. it should be the senate and...
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president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is not serious. >> math. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the rates. that's why romney couldn't explain it during the presidential election. no one can explain it because you can't do it. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of the
president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is...
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leader nancy pelosi went down to the white house today for a one-on-one meeting with president barack obama. we don't know what they said, and we're in the era now of parsing every single word they do say publicly. nancy pelosi was out before cameras, although it's hard to get a lot of indication of what's going on with had statement. take a listen. >> the only obstacle standing in the way of middle income tax relief are the republicans unwillingness to ask the top 2% to pay their fair share. >> and if you listened carefully to speaker john boehner, he did say that there was no progress to report, but he may have been hinting a little bit of where there's some room for a deal here if the president will just meet him maybe not even halfway. listen to the speaker. >> there are a lot of things that are possible to put the revenue the president seeks on the table, but none of it's going to be possible. the president insists on his position, insists on my way or the highway. that's not the way to get to an agreement. >> so where are we now? i think we're basically at a point where speaker boehne
leader nancy pelosi went down to the white house today for a one-on-one meeting with president barack obama. we don't know what they said, and we're in the era now of parsing every single word they do say publicly. nancy pelosi was out before cameras, although it's hard to get a lot of indication of what's going on with had statement. take a listen. >> the only obstacle standing in the way of middle income tax relief are the republicans unwillingness to ask the top 2% to pay their fair...
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as you know president obama and john boehner spoke on the phone yesterday. sources on both sides are describing that phone conversation as tense in large part because of this issue over the tax rates. there is still no movement on this issue. of course the clock is ticking. there's not a whole lot of time left to get a deal done. and as you pointed out, house speaker john boehner, harry reid also preparing conferences to potentially work through the holidays. that is a tactic to some extent, but it is still an indication that as of right now, there's really no deal in sight. >> right. and now today speaker boehner said the president's plan has absolutely no chance on this hill. take a listen to this. >> the president's called for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. that cannot pass the house or the senate. and if you look at -- if you look at our budget, we have no new revenue in our budget. the president had $1.6 trillion worth of new revenue. >> so he says it's never going to happen. but the president says he's confident speaker boehner will ultimately cave. a
as you know president obama and john boehner spoke on the phone yesterday. sources on both sides are describing that phone conversation as tense in large part because of this issue over the tax rates. there is still no movement on this issue. of course the clock is ticking. there's not a whole lot of time left to get a deal done. and as you pointed out, house speaker john boehner, harry reid also preparing conferences to potentially work through the holidays. that is a tactic to some extent,...
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that's still what president obama is calling for now. but now when you ask him if that's the red line, if it you ask if he will accept anything else, he doesn't really answer. >> tax rates. are you -- is there no deal at the end of the year if tax rates for the top 2% aren't the clinton tax rates, period. no ifs, ands or buts on that specific aspect of the fiscal cliff. >> with respect to the tax rates, i want to emphasize, i am open to new ideas. i'm not going to slam the door in their face. i want to hear -- i want to hear ideas from everybody. >> that's not a no. here is the treasury secretary timothy geithner. >> there's no agreement that doesn't involve the rates going up on the top 2%. >> not necessarily going up to the clinton era rates. just going up. today at a press conference at the capital, boehner got a question about this. listen carefully to how he responded or didn't respond. >> you did speak with the president earlier this week. can you characterize this call? and also we understand that he just is making clear that it's
that's still what president obama is calling for now. but now when you ask him if that's the red line, if it you ask if he will accept anything else, he doesn't really answer. >> tax rates. are you -- is there no deal at the end of the year if tax rates for the top 2% aren't the clinton tax rates, period. no ifs, ands or buts on that specific aspect of the fiscal cliff. >> with respect to the tax rates, i want to emphasize, i am open to new ideas. i'm not going to slam the door in...
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andrews wrote, yes, mitt, obama care does cover romnesia. and craig suggested this caption, please proceed, governor. keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter. using the #theedshow. still to come, the supreme court will hear cases on california's prop 8 and the defensive marriage act. jonathan turley at george washington university will weigh in on the civil rights battle. we're coming right back. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> for almost 20 years, the violence against women act has received broad bipartisan support. even the most partisan right wingers didn't want to stand in the way of providing resources to combat domestic violence. that's in the past. the law is up for rea
andrews wrote, yes, mitt, obama care does cover romnesia. and craig suggested this caption, please proceed, governor. keep sharing your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter. using the #theedshow. still to come, the supreme court will hear cases on california's prop 8 and the defensive marriage act. jonathan turley at george washington university will weigh in on the civil rights battle. we're coming right back. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind...
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president obama and john boehner. even all sides of the party are excluded. >>> with 25 days before taxes go up for nearly every single american, what effect will the jobs report have on the fiscal standoff? we'll get live remarks from john boehner who is going to try to use the jobs report to the republican's advantage. representative, let's start with the november jobs report numbers. they look very good, good news overall for the koirnlt tree. but speaker boehner said this, the democrats plan to slow walk our economy to the edge of the fiscal cliff instead of engaging in serious talks to avert the cliff, that includes spending cuts and tax reforms the president once supported. the white house has only offered a joke. i understand we have speaker boehner to the microphones. let's take a listen. >> when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. eight days ago secretary geithner came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes that
president obama and john boehner. even all sides of the party are excluded. >>> with 25 days before taxes go up for nearly every single american, what effect will the jobs report have on the fiscal standoff? we'll get live remarks from john boehner who is going to try to use the jobs report to the republican's advantage. representative, let's start with the november jobs report numbers. they look very good, good news overall for the koirnlt tree. but speaker boehner said this, the...
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norquist refers to him, obama -- president obama has done something mr. norquist has never done in his life and that's get people to vote for him. so i would also remind mr. norquist who conveniently forgets that president clinton raised taxes on the wealthy and created 22 million jobs. president bush cut taxes on the wealthy and created 1 million jobs. so his economic expertise is a little behind here. but the truth of the matter is, everybody voted in this election, the president said he would raise taxes on people earning over $250,000. that's what he's going to do. that's what's going to happen. he has the authority of an election behind him. running for office is a difficult thing to do, and the people that win the elections have a lot more moral authority in a democracy than people who talk about elections. >> ryan, that does seem to be the point. republicans may not like it, but that wasn't what this election said american people want. the majority of them. >> i think it's certainly true you have a large number of americans, 60%, according to a "wa
norquist refers to him, obama -- president obama has done something mr. norquist has never done in his life and that's get people to vote for him. so i would also remind mr. norquist who conveniently forgets that president clinton raised taxes on the wealthy and created 22 million jobs. president bush cut taxes on the wealthy and created 1 million jobs. so his economic expertise is a little behind here. but the truth of the matter is, everybody voted in this election, the president said he...
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obama won that in the campaign. the problem that the speaker faces is his members won on a campaign platform they were going to lower taxes for high-income folks. it's a tough sell to get his members to do that, which they don't want to do. on the other hand his members know that the end game will be taxes go up on the it top 2%. either they'll have the maneuver of two votes so everybody has a face-saving way forward on the revenues, or we'll wait until january and put a tax bill on the floor where they maintain their commitment to groefrer norquist and vote at that point for lower taxes. >> you are one of the democrats who has indicated in the past you'd be willing to go off the so-called cliff if that's awhat it takes to get a good deal. are you at all concerned the message that that sends to the markets, the message that sends potentially to consumers as well during this busy holiday shopping season? >> i am. you know, it's another indication of congressional dysfunction. so it's not anything that's particularly
obama won that in the campaign. the problem that the speaker faces is his members won on a campaign platform they were going to lower taxes for high-income folks. it's a tough sell to get his members to do that, which they don't want to do. on the other hand his members know that the end game will be taxes go up on the it top 2%. either they'll have the maneuver of two votes so everybody has a face-saving way forward on the revenues, or we'll wait until january and put a tax bill on the floor...
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i have said to the federal government, to president obama, get out of this. let us take a look at how this works. let us see if we can do it the right way. then, maybe we expand it. certainly, washington has taken it much, much further. but i think it's important that we try new ways in which to handle this, certainly from an economic standpoint. we shouldn't be spending all that. our prisons are full. even in california, we're beginning to let go of these drug users earlier because we can't afford it and because they are least likely to be -- in fact, when we put them in, they become criminals inside because of the systems. i have said to president obama, why don't you let us work this out and see what it can look at. >> this is the claim of states as laboratories of experiments and policies. we have california with medicinal and the state of washington with recreational. this is the time for them trying to think about how to do it in their state. >> here is a statistic. california collected $100 million in sales tax from the small medical cannabis, legal, a
i have said to the federal government, to president obama, get out of this. let us take a look at how this works. let us see if we can do it the right way. then, maybe we expand it. certainly, washington has taken it much, much further. but i think it's important that we try new ways in which to handle this, certainly from an economic standpoint. we shouldn't be spending all that. our prisons are full. even in california, we're beginning to let go of these drug users earlier because we can't...
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campaign finance records show president obama raised already 1.1 -- $1.1 billion for his reelection. mitt romney was behind with $1.1 billion. the record amounts don't include the hundreds of millions spent on super packs. >>> it was call a zombie apocalypse. coming up why the simulation at a homeland security conference in san diego is being called a waste of taxpayer money. >>> time is 6:16. within the last 45 minutes the latest jobs numbers came out. ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom more jobs were added in november than the economists predicted. alison. >> reporter: dave, 146,000 jobs were added in november. that is twice as many as economists were expecting as for the unemployment rate it also improved. it's at 7.7% down from 7.9%. that is the lowest unemployment rate in four years. now economists thought the fallout from hurricane sandy would play a big role the labor department says it really didn't effect hiring. as for fiscal cliff fears would keep businesses from around the country from hiring that does not seem to be the case. either more than ha
campaign finance records show president obama raised already 1.1 -- $1.1 billion for his reelection. mitt romney was behind with $1.1 billion. the record amounts don't include the hundreds of millions spent on super packs. >>> it was call a zombie apocalypse. coming up why the simulation at a homeland security conference in san diego is being called a waste of taxpayer money. >>> time is 6:16. within the last 45 minutes the latest jobs numbers came out. ktvu alison burns...
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barack obama didn't get a honeymoon, okay, folks? within hours of him being inaugurated, you had people on fox news saying the president was a racist, and people like rush limbaugh saying we had to bend over and grab our ankles because his father was black. that's the tip of the iceberg with these people. this president never got a break. and i'm not saying he deserves a honeymoon period but they have been in full-on attack mode and divisive mode since the day he started running for president. >> stephanie: yeah exactly. and there wasn't even a pause before the election. karl by the way a couple of awesome tweets this week. when do we stop calling it a think tank? and the resignation [ inaudible ] shuffling of the deck chairs on the tea-tannic. >> that's awesome. >> i used liberal bias known as grammar to create a pun. >> stephanie: you see what you did there. you could give comedy lessons to brian if you really had to. >> i could. >> stephanie: awesome stuff. see you next week honey. >> watch for my next aol message. [ laughter ] [
barack obama didn't get a honeymoon, okay, folks? within hours of him being inaugurated, you had people on fox news saying the president was a racist, and people like rush limbaugh saying we had to bend over and grab our ankles because his father was black. that's the tip of the iceberg with these people. this president never got a break. and i'm not saying he deserves a honeymoon period but they have been in full-on attack mode and divisive mode since the day he started running for president....
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obama promised he would not tax the middle class. truthn't exactly say the when he ran for office and when he passed obamacare. we have massive tax increases. politicians say they will raise taxes on the rich and then they raise taxes on everybody. an example is the alternative minimum tax. bonds.'t tax municipal that group to where it hits 4 million people a day. it will hit 30 million families . that is how a tax on the rich leads into a tax on 30 million people. when the republicans passed the tax cuts, democrats said they were tax cuts for the rich. 80% of the tax cuts goes to the middle class and it is awful to let that lapse. they voted against the middle class tax cut but now they want to keep it. we need to monitor how this goes. january 1 is the beginning of the fight. republicans have three tools. the first is the sequester. $1.2 trillion. the debt ceiling vote will come up every month or so as obama keeps hitting the ceiling. that gives them discipline to require spending restraint. the continuing resolutions. harry reid p
obama promised he would not tax the middle class. truthn't exactly say the when he ran for office and when he passed obamacare. we have massive tax increases. politicians say they will raise taxes on the rich and then they raise taxes on everybody. an example is the alternative minimum tax. bonds.'t tax municipal that group to where it hits 4 million people a day. it will hit 30 million families . that is how a tax on the rich leads into a tax on 30 million people. when the republicans passed...
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i would be willing to give up the obama care. this health care system now, which is free, i would be willing to give up the credit card for congress. and president obama's credit card. let them give up some deductions. let them take spending cuts and be fiscally responsible. the pros and cons, i have seen people that do not pay in and get $1,000. but it does not matter how much we pay or take away, but there is still spending. i do not care what your income is, i am a real-estate agent. that is how i make a living. it is very important for a young couple, to put them in a home. to help them throughout the years. far as i'm concerned, president obama had unlimited spending dollars. host: how much does the mortgage deduction help you and your business? caller: it is extremely important. host: does it help your bottom line? do you think you do more sales? caller: yes, it does. it makes more people eligible. these kids, these couples, they work very hard to say about their money, their down payment. yes, it is very important. host: t
i would be willing to give up the obama care. this health care system now, which is free, i would be willing to give up the credit card for congress. and president obama's credit card. let them give up some deductions. let them take spending cuts and be fiscally responsible. the pros and cons, i have seen people that do not pay in and get $1,000. but it does not matter how much we pay or take away, but there is still spending. i do not care what your income is, i am a real-estate agent. that is...
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. >>> later today president obama meets with two very different groups about that fiscal cliff crisis. first the president will speak to and answer questions from members of the business round table. this is an association of chief executive officers of top u.s. companies. later in the day the president will address a conference of native american triable leaders. both groups are concerned about automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will kick in on january 1st if congress does not act. >>> coming up at 6:15 the uphill battle facing this man republican house speaker john boehner within his own party. as he tries to negotiate a deal do avoid that fiscal cliff. >>> time now is 6:08. let's check in with tara. what are you keeping an eye on? >> in san francisco we have issues actually with some backup. spinout near hospital suffer on 101 southbound and there are several cars that are in the fast lane and definitely having an impact on traffic. right now let's take a look at our maps. we can show you where we have other accidents brewing here. 280 northbound. and then we have flooding
. >>> later today president obama meets with two very different groups about that fiscal cliff crisis. first the president will speak to and answer questions from members of the business round table. this is an association of chief executive officers of top u.s. companies. later in the day the president will address a conference of native american triable leaders. both groups are concerned about automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will kick in on january 1st if congress does not...
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detroi indeed vote overwhelmingly for president obama. 73% of the vote went for president obama. detroit will probably run out of money within days. the word bankruptcy is being applied to the city of detroit. she says there ought to be a quid pro quo, why not. she is publicly calling for what amounts to a federal bailout. it would be called help for the city, help for the states. but you asked it. who is next. how about california? voted for president obama by 20 point. deeply in debt. to suggest we need help from d.c., maybe that detroit city councilmember opened up the door for a request for a federal bailout. martha: one of the biggest burdens on the municipality have been the deals the public unions have struck for their workers. we have seen it in places where the promises have been made where there i not the money to support. i there any question the administration -- that the president is open to the idea that the president is open to bail out these municipalities? >> there is no mention so far. but you are right to point out the union connect. president obama's reelect h
detroi indeed vote overwhelmingly for president obama. 73% of the vote went for president obama. detroit will probably run out of money within days. the word bankruptcy is being applied to the city of detroit. she says there ought to be a quid pro quo, why not. she is publicly calling for what amounts to a federal bailout. it would be called help for the city, help for the states. but you asked it. who is next. how about california? voted for president obama by 20 point. deeply in debt. to...
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lori: if you have president obama's ear, would you get him to say yes. we need to raise the age of eligibility for medicare. it seems as if the administration is not willing to go down that road. you just raised the eligibility age of cost shifting. you are just moving money around. the key to this is changing how we pay for the entire healthcare system. it is an scenting the healthcare providers to get good results. not to order more tests, more procedures that do not work. we are spending over $750 billion every year in the healthcare system on stuff that does not work. that is what we should be focused on. lori: congressman, thank you very much. i think voters would say lock them in the room and then throw away the key. we appreciate you being here. have a good day, sir. >> thank you. lori: a big bank is giving big warnings. you better watch out. elizabeth mcdonald joins us now with more. >> it is deutsche bank. if everyone is a winner due to the federal reserves health, who will be a loser? the point is, the socialization of corporate profit is on th
lori: if you have president obama's ear, would you get him to say yes. we need to raise the age of eligibility for medicare. it seems as if the administration is not willing to go down that road. you just raised the eligibility age of cost shifting. you are just moving money around. the key to this is changing how we pay for the entire healthcare system. it is an scenting the healthcare providers to get good results. not to order more tests, more procedures that do not work. we are spending...
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this is president obama taking mitt romney's concession call. we had to wait a bit for this call to come in as mitt romney didn't think he was going to lose. both sides spent a record amount of money on this contest to try to win. we just experienced a $2 billion election, the most expensive presidential election ever. the president spent about $1.12 billion, the romney team about $1.02 billion. this from new fec filings just south. this does not include donations from mega donors like sheldon adleson and his wife together they spent about $90 million. outrage in michigan today as republicans have pushed through right to work legislation that says that union membership and dues cannot be a condition of employment. democrats say republicans are using the lame duck session to jam through laws without giving the public a chance to weigh in. they are less likely to have pensions and health benefits than i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage comme
this is president obama taking mitt romney's concession call. we had to wait a bit for this call to come in as mitt romney didn't think he was going to lose. both sides spent a record amount of money on this contest to try to win. we just experienced a $2 billion election, the most expensive presidential election ever. the president spent about $1.12 billion, the romney team about $1.02 billion. this from new fec filings just south. this does not include donations from mega donors like sheldon...
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>> well, the key player is obama. and this is -- i keep saying we're in the obama era. we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate this term but the repercussions -- >>> primatene mist used to be america's top asthma medicine. now 1 million are gathering dust in a california warehouse. we'll tell you why and how that could change on capitol hill. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by keep medicare and social security strong for generations to come. and social security strong for generations to come. but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through al
>> well, the key player is obama. and this is -- i keep saying we're in the obama era. we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate...
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for four years, president obama has been spending a lot of money. we've still got an economy growing at best, 2 1/2% in the third quarter. it may be lower than that in the fourth quarter of this year. bill: that is only error in the quiver. we can print money. >> ben bernanke tried everything. now into his fourth round essentially of money printing. this time buying 40 billion in mortgages. 45 million in treasury securities. he will go into a fifth year of money printing. bill: one more point. this move was designed to help the banks anyway, right? feds are buying bad mortgages we're ultimately paying for that. >> 40 billion of this money printing going into the mortgage market. bill: that would help the housing market? >> it is intention, to keep the flenl link housing recovery going by keeping mortgage rates way, way down. bill: i hope you're right. stuart varney, see you at 9:20 on fbn. good deal. over the last four years the federal reserve pumped money into the economy three times. this last announcement marks the fourth round for that. >> ther
for four years, president obama has been spending a lot of money. we've still got an economy growing at best, 2 1/2% in the third quarter. it may be lower than that in the fourth quarter of this year. bill: that is only error in the quiver. we can print money. >> ben bernanke tried everything. now into his fourth round essentially of money printing. this time buying 40 billion in mortgages. 45 million in treasury securities. he will go into a fifth year of money printing. bill: one more...
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the supreme court ruling in favor of obama care. you weren't successful at the ballot box, the president has just won a second term. >> that's right. our job now is to implement. i don't like the law, i wish it hadn't been passed, i wish the supreme court had overturned it and i wish we had a different election in november but we didn't. we have to deal with the reality. there will be exchanges set up in every state. the question is are we going to run them or have the federal government run them, as the chief executive of the state i didn't feel good about going into this relationship when they wouldn't define what it would look like. people kind of entrusted us with making those sort tkaoef situations, an and as ill defined as it was, it was not the right thing for tennessee. rick: is as john boehner has said, is obama care the law of the land or are we going to continue to see these court of challenges and battles that opponents will hope will finally chip away so that it goes away all together? >> like i said i'm not a fan but i
the supreme court ruling in favor of obama care. you weren't successful at the ballot box, the president has just won a second term. >> that's right. our job now is to implement. i don't like the law, i wish it hadn't been passed, i wish the supreme court had overturned it and i wish we had a different election in november but we didn't. we have to deal with the reality. there will be exchanges set up in every state. the question is are we going to run them or have the federal government...
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i want you to listen to what president obama said yesterday about this issue in michigan. >> we need to do everything we can to encourage companies to keep investing in american workers. by the way, what we shouldn't do, and what we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your right to bargain. [applause] stuart: exactly what the president said. that it is a right to bargain for better wages. does the union also have a right to force people to adjoin a union and pay dues to it. joining us is the mayor of lansing, welcome to the program. i have got to ask, rights on both sides, does the union have the right to take money off of its members of those members don't want to pay to the union? >> the right is of individuals to form a union and as you might know, we're down to 17% union workforce in michigan. how you get to 17% is people make choices and those workplaces have voted and it has gone down over the years. it may be higher than other states and the majority rules. that is how democracy rules and the unions are the most democratic of institutions. the way it works -- stuart: whe
i want you to listen to what president obama said yesterday about this issue in michigan. >> we need to do everything we can to encourage companies to keep investing in american workers. by the way, what we shouldn't do, and what we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your right to bargain. [applause] stuart: exactly what the president said. that it is a right to bargain for better wages. does the union also have a right to force people to adjoin a union and pay dues to it. joining...
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what did we learn this week obama-nomics is working. and also jacki schechner is highly suggestible and perhaps a hypochondriac. >> i am leaking news fluid. >> stephanie: she called me and she's like >> good morning. she needs slide whistles. >> you are not far off. >> stephanie: there you go. >> jacki schechner. >> stephanie: good morning little sickly. >> good morning, everybody. good numbers for the president today. the unemployment rate is down to 7.7%, and the president's approval ratings are up a three-year high. the president's at 53% of people liking the job that he is doing. apgfk poll also has him up at 57%. this is all good news as the president continues to negotiate to stop us from going over the fiscal cliff. vice president biden picks up the road show today. he is having lunch with some people but where and exactly with whom has yet to be made public. it has gotten more than a hundred thousand stories from people talking about how the tax incries would affect their families. there is a second round of advertisements today
what did we learn this week obama-nomics is working. and also jacki schechner is highly suggestible and perhaps a hypochondriac. >> i am leaking news fluid. >> stephanie: she called me and she's like >> good morning. she needs slide whistles. >> you are not far off. >> stephanie: there you go. >> jacki schechner. >> stephanie: good morning little sickly. >> good morning, everybody. good numbers for the president today. the unemployment rate is...